#ShopSaturday | A selection of design classics created by Italian designer Enzo Mari are back in stock 🍐

Tap the link to shop - bit.ly/3ULvn49

#ArchitectureFriday | British architect John Outram’s Judge Business School at University of Cambridge is a postmodern gem ❤️

The building was first designed in the 1980s by British architect and art historian Matthew Digby Wyatt, but it ended up vacant. In 1990 Outram took over…

Are you aged 14-25 and curious about design? Join the Ardagh Young Creatives Programme at the Design Museum - the theme this year is GATHER ✨

We see GATHER as a way to share experiences and come together, and we will infuse these ideas into the programme throughout the year.…

Join us on 11 May for an audio described tour of SKATEBOARD 🛹

Guide Andrew Mashigo will lead this tour of the exhibition SKATEBOARD for blind and visually impaired visitors and their companions.

Book now: bit.ly/3QKZhDn

Sometimes a designer’s work is so influential that it inspires generations, and Mari’s wide-ranging practice has been a reference point for many 🤩

Whether former students or simply admirers, younger generations of designers have continued to reference his ethos by challenging…

Let's hear it for New York ✨ the Empire State Building opened #onthisday in 1931.

Towering over Manhattan, the skyscraper was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon as part of an early 20th century competition to create the world’s tallest building, called a ‘race to the sky’.…

💛 NOW OPEN 💛

Our Design Ventura 2023-2024 display is now open, showcasing the top ten shortlisted schools and their range of original designs based on themes of ‘colour’ and ‘community’.

This includes winning students at the Piggott School with their product Colour Countdown,…

Join us on 11 May for a ‘Design and Screen Print your own Brand’ workshop’ 🛹

In this workshop led by Stu Smith, founder of Lovenskate, go from the design concept to the print process to start building your visual identity.

Book now: bit.ly/3upj96B

Our #EnzoMariExhibition is in Vogue Magazine's list of top fashion and design exhibitions to see in London this summer 🌟

Grab your tickets for this unmissable retrospective via our website.

vogue.co.uk/article/the-be…

Want to skateboard inside a major museum? 🛹

Our #SkateboardExhibition is home to a mini ramp designed by Betongpark with the exhibition curator and skateboarder Jonathan Olivares - giving visitors the rare opportunity to skate inside the Design Museum.

In order to have a go on…

#DesignOfTheWeek | Step back in time with the Wurlitzer Peacock 850 jukebox 🦚 🎶

Once the jukebox of its decade, this 1941 design was created by Paul Fuller, who was well-known for his unique jukebox designs for the Wurlitzer Company. By the second half of the 1940s, the name…

Join us on 14 May for ‘Models for a Different Society Part 1’ 🪑

Designers Michael Marriott and Studiomama join Design Museum curator Rachel Hajek to discuss the legacy of pioneering Italian designer Enzo Mari.

Book now: bit.ly/3UeBkF0

#ArchitectureFriday | A look at one of the most iconic buildings in Paris - I. M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid 💛

The Pritzker Prize winning architect I. M. Pei was born #onthisday in 1917. Pei believed architecture to be an art form, as it explores the interplay between solids and…

Congratulations to students at the Piggott School for winning this year’s Design Ventura with their product Colour Countdown 👏

Design Ventura is the Design Museum’s award-winning learning programme, challenging students from schools across the UK to design a product.

Colour…

Join us on 20 April for an Enzo Mari lino printing workshop 🎨

In this introductory workshop led by artist Georgia Bosson, you will learn how to create a reduction lino print inspired by the iconic Italian designer's work and ethos.

Book now: bit.ly/4cf3xni

A look at one of the first double-kick skateboards - Mike Vallely’s Pro Model 🛹

Nicknamed the Vallely Barnyard, it was designed in 1989 and has a double kicktail shape which allows the user to skate in two directions. This was established by a new era of street skating which…

Three colourful wind toys by sculptor and artist César Manrique, who was born #onthisday in 1919 ✨

Manrique spent most of his life in Lanzarote and became popular for his modern Canary Islands art. Creating these in the 1970s, Manrique’s designs added pops of colour to the…

🔭 LAUNCHING TODAY: the Future Observatory Journal Issue Nº1 – Bioregioning 🔭

The Future Observatory Journal is a new online journal from the Design Museum on new thinking around design research, ecology and futures.

Follow the link for in-depth and interactive essays,…

Dive into the world of one of the greatest Italian designers of the 20th century, Enzo Mari 🍐

Our major new exhibition curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist with Francesca Giacomelli celebrates the life and work of Mari, whose designs have inspired generations of creatives around the world.…

On #EarthDay , we're pleased to shine a spotlight on the brand new #FutureObservatory Journal which launches tomorrow 🌍

This is a new digital publication from Future Observatory – our national research programme for design and the green transition.

The inaugural issue explores…